Has Avandia Caused Heart and Lung Promblems in Patients?
Karen H. says that she is not positive that Avandia has caused her heart problems but it is the only drug she has taken that she says caused a bad reaction. She did not suffer an Avandia heart attack but she says she believes she suffered other Avandia side effects. Although there is allegedly a link between Avandia and heart attacks, Karen (not her real name) says that it was congestive heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and a stroke that have her concerned. “Doctors were trying medications to find one that was best. It made my breasts swell and I got fat very quickly. I was not feeling well overall. Eventually the doctor took me off Avandia and I went back to metformin. I didn’t hear anything about Avandia at the time and I don’t think my doctor did because he didn’t say anything about it. I got a doctor’s appointment and found out I was in congestive heart failure and didn’t know it. My heart was going crazy. The doctor put me on medication but I had to try a few medications to f
